“Qua!”

A shrill frog croaker suddenly sounded, breaking the tranquility of the lakeside. The young witch who had just been stuck together suddenly separated as if they were electrocuted, and looked around in panic.

Not far away, the cobra slid down from the rockery rock at some point, holding the hind legs of a flower-skinned frog in his mouth. The poor amphibian seemed to have just crawled out of the cave and had not yet adapted to the severe cold in the snow and ice. He was a little slow to move. He was accidentally attacked by the long worm.

I don’t know if it was because of my long-term contact with the magic world, whether it was the cobra or the frog with flower skin, they were very resistant to nature - especially the frog with flower skin. Although it was bitten by a poisonous snake, they still stubbornly pulled their front legs, tried hard to move forward, struggled towards vitality, and refused to surrender to the sickle of the god of death.

"Qua!Qua!Qua!Qua!"

The frog's two front paws were covered with black mud, white foam flowed from the corners of his mouth, and screamed louder. Even though most of his body was swallowed into his stomach by the cobra, it still had no hope of giving up on life.

"Noisy guy."

The young public-funded student cursed quietly, without any idea of ​​helping to save a frog - he felt that he had not stuffed the amphibian into the mouth of the long worm, which was considered very kind - but then he realized that his reaction seemed to be a little "politically incorrect", and he couldn't help but glance at the gypsy witch next to him with concern.

Fortunately, the witch did not seem to hear his low curse, but was blushing slightly and looking towards the center of the lake. This made the young witch breathe a little relieved.

"Dingling! Dinglingling!"

The crisp copper bells sounded one after another, connecting them. Only then did Zheng Qing realize that the red boats that were originally docked on the lake shore had left the dock at some point and were heading towards the center of the lake as the bells shaking on the bow bamboo pole.

These small boats are called "Tengmeng Zhou", which is a ferry boat on Linzhong Lake. It is said that you can go along the quiet river to the depths of the silent forest. It is a very famous tour route in the First University. However, due to time and money, from the beginning of school to the present, young public-paid students have not had time to experience the scenery on that route.

He only took a boat with Nicholas at the beginning of school. From the south bank of Linzhong Lake to the north bank, he had a brief experience of riding in such a boat. Perhaps because Linzhong Lake is a reservation of the Fishman tribe, the students were still scared of those cruel lives; perhaps because these ferry boats cost six copper coins each back and forth, and they were not deceived. In short, on weekdays, students in the school rarely took these boats from the front yard to the back yard.

Most people would rather go around a little further and commute along the lakeside corridor on both sides of Linzhong Lake than sit on those boats that ring bells when they move.

"Where are the people on the boat? Where are the boatman?" the young public servant shouted in surprise: "Why did those boats move by themselves?"

Zheng Qing dared to point at his eyes and swear that no matter a minute ago or now, there was no figure in those boats. Except for the yellow copper bells hanging on the bamboo poles on the bow of each boat, even the water ghosts could not see those red boats.

Not to mention the boatman.

In an instant, a series of images emerged in the mind of the young public student - the captain of the octopus' head, the skull with tattered shells, the creaking mast, the deck full of barnacles and algae, and the sob crying of ghosts - given that he is now in a fantasy world, the images in his mind are becoming more and more vivid under the addition of reality, and people can't help but feel numb.

"Those boats were attracted by the ringtone."

The slightly hoarse voice of the Gypsy witch sounded in Zheng Qing's ears, dispelling the random thoughts in his mind. The young public-paid student glanced at her carefully - I don't know if it was because of time or the influence of the weather, the blush that had appeared on the Gypsy witch's face had faded, and her pale face was revealed again - which made the male witch breathe a little relieved.

But it also made him even more annoyed by the frog in the floral skin that ruined good things.

Turning his head and glanced at it, the amphibian that had struggled for a while, could not escape the cobra's big mouth and turned into a wriggling ball of meat, which was supported in the center of the snake's belly. This result made the witch feel a little better.

It was not until then that he began to think about what the witch had just said.

"Is it the ringtone on the island in the middle of the lake?" The young public servant narrowed his eyes and looked at the destinations where the boats were traveling, thinking: "I remember there is a small white tower on the island in the middle of the lake, with many bells hanging on the tower."

"It should be the bells on the tower that summoned the bells on the boat, so these boats left with the sound." The witch explained additionally.

"What are they doing when they go to the island in the middle of the lake?" The young public student was puzzled: "Is that island a forbidden area for the school?"

The first university has many areas that are prohibited from entering—such as the lab of a great wizard, the monastery of professors, and the depths of the silent forest—but in any case, everyone knows the reasons for the restriction.

The great wizard's laboratory has a high degree of danger and confidentiality. If you enter without permission, it is likely to trigger an irreversible magic accident; the professors' monastery is too private, and if you enter without invitation, you may be bombarded into pieces by the magic trap set by the professors; as for the danger deep in the silent forest, it is well known.

In addition to the above-mentioned areas that are prohibited from contact, the school also has a "forbidden area", which is the small island in the middle of the lake in Linzhong Lake in Xuefu. It is just different from other forbidden areas - everyone knows that this island is a forbidden area, but no one knows why this island is a forbidden area.

Some people say that the seven-story white tower on the island suppressed the seven-headed demon kings with great magic. They were imprisoned by the president of the First University with powerful magic, supporting the school's waiting for the operation of the formation. The island is the eye of the school's guarding the formation. Such an important place naturally requires a forbidden area to guard.

Some people also say that what is suppressed in the seven-story white tower is not the demons, but the "different gods" hunted by the school's hunting group outside the territory or the great existence in the depths of the starry sky. Because they are too powerful, even if they are suppressed in the white tower, they can easily influence the young wizards in the school. Therefore, the school has set up this forbidden area for everyone's safety.
Chapter completed!